Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Kamisama no Inai nichiyoubi - ep04


Then as they start their journey together in Yuri's van, it seems as Yuri was working on some repairs someone slipped into the back of the van. It seems that this person Kiriko has escape from his kidnappers and his is someone of importance in Ortus. Although it turns out the Ortus is not someplace they most people want to go to because it is a city founded by the dead to escape the persecution of the Gravekeepers trying to give them their last rights. This makes it a place where the living would want to go. Initial Yuri was planning on just dropping Kiriko off near the city but with the shape it is in, he will now need to go into to the city to get it repaired. This is very bad because of Ai and Scar are Gravekeepers.


Then in the process of gaining entrance into the city they meet one of Kiriko superior who is two people in one. While Pox is the woman half and Rex is the male half, it seems that they are very taken with Ai because she is completely accepting of them while even the dead seem to be repulsed by them. This interaction doesn't impend them gaining entrance into the city, it seem that the next morning after their arrive that Scar is sick. This I think is unlikely it is probably cause by be surrounded by so many dead that she is unable to buried because she would not survive the attempt. However Scar give Ai a message from Yuri that she isn't to go outside. Although this doesn't last long once night falls, this leads Ai to explore the city. This is when she hears of a play called “Idol of Murder & Princess of the Dead”, it seems that this will explain a lot of whats going on this city. It seems that Ai is merely taken by to cities public face, but the consist message that Ai ignores is that this city is something to be wary of. Everyone else knows of this but question is what will happen for Ai to get this point.

High School DxD New - ep04


Once everyone gather it doesn't take Kiba long to think of a place where Freed would be. It appears that his guess isn't wrong. Although Kiba has agree to work with Issei in his plan it seems that, this was done more out of his desire to appease Koneko because he really doesn't want anyone's help. However with the help of his fellow devil, it results him Kiba trapping Freed. That is until Balba appears to give Freed some advice to free himself, and to inform him that they are leaving because the other sword owners are coming. This leads to Kiba, Xeenovia and Irina pursuing after them but before the others could follow Rias and Sona. This leads them to question their underlings about what they think they are doing. That once the situation is explained Rias understands that they need to handle the situation careful or else there is going to be another war. Although this doesn't mean that Issei doesn't get punished for going behind Rias back.


Although Rias doesn't believe that Kiba will contact them, but this doesn't mean that they just can sit back and wait. This leads them to send out their servant to look for any information, this results in Rias's finding Irina. That once they arrive they find her in bad shape with her sword stole. It seems that her condition is so bad that Asia can't heal her, so Sona has Tsubaki take her to one of their healers. Now with Irina getting help, things get much worse when Freed appears with his master. That the real reason that the swords were stole was because Kokabiel wanted to start another war. Even though things didn't go as he wanted, he will still get his war by destroying Kuou Academy because it will be seen as a direct attack on Satan. Now with greater problems than some holy swords in the hand of the Fallen Angels, that with the serious threat of war. The question is what role with Kiba play in all of this because bigger things are going on that Kiba's petty desire for revenge.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Shingeki no Kyojin - ep16


There is not much going on this time, but to continue the flow from the last chapter they are starting with the death of the two research subjects. That is because it was believe that someone kill them out of hatred for the Titans. In hopes of finding out who did it they are investigating everyone's gear because there will be traces of when it was last used. However from what Erwin Smith implied was that he believe that Eren might not be the only one that can turn into a titan. That they might be force to face the possibility of an enemy existence within their ranks. Although it seems that they were unsuccessful in finding anyone that could have done it.


Although the main focus is on the recent graduates deciding on which of the three division they should join. That this should have been done awhile ago but the defense of Trost prevent things from happening as they initially planned on. That so of the people that might have been planning on joining to recon corp before are going to have second thought concerning they have had the first taste of real battle. Then as things turn out the majority of the people that join the recon corp were people that were in Eren's class. That in a sense they don't want to let him bare his burden alone, however it was obvious the choice that Mikasa was going to make. Either because she doesn't want to be separated from the only remaining family that she has or that she truly is in love with Eren and doesn't realize it herself. Things end with the recon corps heading off into battle to determine whether Eren is going to live or die.

Rozen Maidens 2013 - ep04


Now with Shinku finally completed, the question is what did she come to this other Jun for. Although it appears there isn't going to be any advancement towards this part of the plot for awhile.
They focus mainly on how Shinku's awakening is going to change Jun's life. The first point is she treats him with more respect then she show the other Jun, the reason for this is because this Jun is an adult while the other was a child. That in the original series their interaction was more reminiscent of how siblings interacted. While her interaction with Jun is more comparable to how one might treat a distant relative. However with her appearance brings our attention to the second point. That with her arrival she has began to change his life for the better. The reason is that the other Jun was resistant to change, while this other Jun is willing to change he just doesn't know how. This is why it is happening faster with this other Jun, it could even be argued that the change was already happening when he was building Shinku.


This brings to some of the plot point that they revealed during the progression of the series. The first being is the choice to winded or not to winded this determines if the dolls are going to exists in your world. That by his decision not to winded this prevent them from entering into his world. This bring them to the next point is the body that Jun build is not her real body, that her real body is still trapped by Kirakisho. That there seem to be a big risk in coming her because she had to leave her original body behind. The next thing that expands on this is that she can only remain in this body for a week. The question is what does she hope to achieve in this one week that was worth the risk she put herself through, but it seem that question won't be answer until the other Jun is able to contact them.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi - ep03


They end this first arc in an unexpected way, from the previous two episodes they leaded you to believe that Humbert would accompany Ai on her journey as she learns about the world outside her isolated village. That on their journey he would find Hana and through this they would explain why Humbert was searching for her in the first place. However it turns out differently because Humbert is a reflection of the Japanese's view on immortality, that it is more of a curse than a blessing. That early one they reveal that he is looking for a place to die. This matches with the ideal of immortality that the Japanese have because ever story must have an ending. That everything that lives must die, and if it doesn't it was never alive to began with.

That it is only later once Humbert is captured that everything is revealed. That he longs for a normal death, to die with regret and to leave love ones behind that lament his passing. That because this wish might be the reason he can't die because he feel that it is a wish that can't be achieve in this current world. However with the reunion with Yuri, Ai discover that Hana that Humbert speaks of is her mother. That means that Ai was correct this whole time that Humbert was her father. This leads her to go save him, but Yuri and Scar come along to look after her.


The Ironic thing about this is that if Ai didn't reveal the truth to Humbert about her mother than he would have remind immortal. Although because she did, it meant that he would lose his immortality. However this doesn't sadden him because what he felt was a impossible wish was granted. Although he is a bit annoyed with Hana because she left him to raise a child on her own with out telling him anything. That with his death and resurrection he decides to live one day as the undead to give Ai Astin memories of a father she never knew, before allowing himself to be buried. That with this ends the first arc and it seems that Ai's journey with continue in the company of Yuri and Scar.

High School DxD - ep03


Although things begin from the Dual that was arranged from the end of the last episode. This event serves two purposes. The first being the a display of the new characters powers while also defining Issei new relationship with his all friend. The more important point is further development of the conflict of the holy-swords in their relationship to Kiba. Then at the end of the battle when the reveled the murder of a priest that was investigating the situation. This cause Kiba to reveal the fact that he was there when it happen, and than he was killed by Freed who appeared to have a holy sword. Then with the realization that his chance to avenge his fallen comrades is here, this leads to Kiba further distancing himself from the other because of he feels that other shouldn't be involved with his burden.

However this leads Issei to be concerned about Kiba because if something isn't done soon then Kiba might leave the family and they will be force to kill him. Then when he see Saji, Issei decide to consulate with him about what to do about Kiba. That he tells him he is thinking about cooperating with the church, that it seem that they are willing to do about anything to keep the swords out of the hands of the fallen angels. That means that they would be willing to even allow them to be destroyed. This falls inline with Kiba's object of destroying the sword to get his revenge, that this might be their only chance to save Kiba. It seems that once Saji hears his insane plan he want nothing to do with it, but before he could leave Saji is stop by Koneko who was aware that Issei was planning something. That even-though she doesn't like Issei if it means saving Kiba then she is willing to help.


This leads them to approach Issei's old friend and her partner about a cooperation between their two forces. That Issei warms them over by buying them lunch before getting down to business. Interestingly enough it seems that Xenovia is more receptive to the Idea them Issei childhood friend. The reason appears that it because she is more of a realist, that it is unlike that they will success their mission with the willingness to destroy the swords. Although she agrees on the terms that they destroy only one of the swords. That with this agreement reach Issei is confident the he will be able to get Kiba back. Although initial Kiba wants to do this one his own until he hears about Balba Galilie who was the headed of the holy-sword project that leaded to the death of his friends. That he was apart of the theft of the swords, it seems that the potential to kill to one most responsible is enough to win him over. It is likely that his hatred for Balba exceeds his desire to destroy the swords. There is another point that is likely since it is implied that the member of the church are going to die. It is likely by the end of the season that Shido Irina is going to die but be brought back as a devil by Rias since she still has a three pieces left.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Shingeki no Kyojin - ep15


It seems with Erens fate determined that all they had to do is go out and find some Titans to see if he could control his powers or not. However as with the rest of the series they are taking their time to get to the heart of the matter. That instead going straight off into battle, they instead are cleaning up an old castle to use as their base. That through this clean up Eren is learning about the different people that make of Levi's squad. That it began to appear to Eren that all the people in the Recon Corp are freaks in one way or another.


One of these such freak that Eren learns the most of about is Major Hanji, she is seen as one of the most disturb people in the squad with the degree that she obsess over the Titans. That she has carried out various experiment on the Titan to see if they had any other weakness than the ones that she knew about. This also is the cause of her unhealthy interested in Eren, where his is a human able to turn into a Titan. This leads credit to her theory on what they see the Titans as is different than what they really are. This is reflected in their unnatural weight. That for their size they should be much heavier than they are, it doesn't make sense. This leads into her motivation that in the beginning she was driven by hate but now it was curiosity. However thing end with a bit of suspense with the death of the two Titan that they were experimenting on. It is possible that with the direction things are going in, it could be that they really weren't killed, like in a similar way that Eren doesn't die when he leave his Titan form. It just really strange that they were kill hour before Eren was going to see them.

Rozen Maiden 2013 - ep03


They continue the focus on bring Shinku back but because he is unable to receive anymore parts from his counter part. His other self suggest that he makes her clothes partly because he has nothing else that he can do. This brings back quite a few unpleasant memories when he uses to sew. That in the beginning they were warm memories because he was doing something that made his sister happy but later in his life it turn sour. The reason begin that his gifts became a curse because of the social stigma of society that men should like things like he did.

That as along as it remained his skeleton in his closet it was fine until the school was looking for a student to design a dress for the school festival. That Jun got to thinking about what he would make if he were to design it, but he forgot to remove the drawing from his workbook when he turn it in. Then the drawing impressed his teacher and the school decide to use it as one of the potential choice but in a way this violated Jun because with the public announcement that he drew it his dirty little secret was exposed. This seems to implied that this event cause his self imposed exile. Even-though this skill is something that is necessary to bring back Shinku.

Although this results in him taking a lot of time off work to get this done but also it show him that he isn't alone because through his absents it cause Saito to worry about him. However once the dress is finished it doesn't change the fact that he still needs the missing parts. It doesn't prove to be a problem when Kirakisho drags him and the incomplete Shinku into the N-field. That it is there that he is able to complete Shinku. Now with her restored the question is where will the story go from here.


Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi - ep01&02


The interesting thing about this is how it is a parody on the holy bible. The plot is based on one of the lines from genesis, that god create the world in six days and rested on the seventh. Instead it defines the world as create in five day, the rest on the sixth. However on the seventh he abandoned the world. That in this current world you can't rest in peace unless you receive a burial by a Grave-keeper. Our story begins with a young Grave-keeper called Ai, where she spends her days digging grave for the villagers that are going to die one day. Then as finishes the last of the graves she begins to question her purpose, with no more grave to dig then what is left for her. This is a prelude to the arrival of Humpnie Humbert.

That with his arrival his arrival Ai's world is shattered, that in the beginning she believe he was her father that her mother told her about would one day return. However it turns out that it isn't his true name but an alias. It isn't until he reveals that he killed everyone in town that she rejects him as her father, even when he denied it the whole time. Although when she claims that he murdered them, Humbert argues that he only stopped them. That it is the job of the Grave-keeper to kill them. Then when one of them raise from the dead it become clear that they were never alive to began with. That they could have been dead for the entire time that Ai knew them. This leaves Ai to finish her job that she began and that is filling in the graves that she dug.

That with the village finished, Humbert alludes to the fact that the everyone she knew lied to her. That the fact she is able to feel emotions reveals that she is human and not a Grave-keeper. Then with this Humbert shows her a true Grave-keeper and also why he talk to her the way he did when they first met. Although Humbert get surprise of his own when he ask this Grave-keeper to give a proper burial to the town people. However she response to his request by implying that Ai did give them a proper burial. This raise a question of what Ai really is since Grave-keeper aren't human, but at the same time Ai acts human. Then the purpust of the mystery behind Ai is put on hold because of the apperance of Yuri.

Then once it is revealed that Yuri wants to kill Humbert in a fight to the death because Humbert kill his wife. However to be more accurate Humbert put his dead wife to rest. That it also turns that he daughter has died as well. That is claim of by Yuri to get revenge on Humbert is a lie. That since Humbert is immortal, that means that it is impossible for Yuri to get his revenge so he wants his friend to kill him because he can't do it himself. That this is the first hint at the deeper darkness that is awaiting Ai outside her village.


Then with a false promise to Yuri that they will have their duel at dawn, he leave town with Ai following behind him because she has nothing left here. This leads into the explanation behind to two mystery surrounding the two of them. That Ai's mother was a broken Grave-keeper that fell in love with a human hence why she was born. That Ai herself is a hybird between a human and a Grave keeper. While Humberts immortality revolves around his wish that he made when the world was abandoned by god. That Humbert believe one that fateful day God granted ever one their deepest wish. That people stopped dying because they feared what came after death but in time they want to die, so God sent the grave-keepers. This is related to his immortality because he wish to live a life free of his illness, and his wish was granted. This also relates to why he was going to kill Ai because she said she didn't want to die. That Humbert believe that they only way a person can live in this world and not become on of the living dead is if they wish to live. That no other wish can save them.

High School DxD New - ep01&02


Now with the return of High School DxD it seems that they are going in a different direction than the previous series. That last time around a lot of it revolved around Issei development as well as slowly allowing us to get familiar with the other character as the plot developed. It seems that instead of multiple plot threads like last time the are going to focus on a singlar story arc. That one of the key shift is the story is focusing more on kiba's past, that the purpose of this is that we really don't know the story behind the past of the rest of Rias Devils. That Koneko and Akeno could have skeletons in the closet like Kiba because we don't know what really lead them to become Devils.

That this new arc start out when Kiba looks at one of the photo albums at Issei house when they have their meeting there instead at the normal location because it is being cleaned. However Kiba is particalar interested in one of the photo but for different reason than one would expect. That he isn't interested in who is in the picture with Issei but what is behind them in the picture. That this picture reminds him of why he became a devil and what he should be doing with his life. This leads to Kiba becoming absent mind and more distant from the rest of them. That with the fight the the rogue devil in the first episode might be a fore-shadowing of the fate that awaits Kiba if he continues down his path if Issei can't pull him back.

Then once Kiba departs, this leads to Issei discussing why Kiba is becoming distant with them as they return to his home. This leads to Rias explaining about the events that leaded up to Kiba becoming a devil, that his hatred for the holy swords like Excalibur is a personal grudge. That his hatred for them isn't just about how much of a threat they pose to a devil. That he was part of a test group by the church to artificial create someone to wield Excalibur but when it was determined to be a failure all the test subject were to be disposed of. That in the end he is the only one that survived in the end.


Things start to become more complicate when ironically days after Kiba's desire of revenge is reignited, that the person in the picture shows up at Issei house and it turns out that she is working for the church. Then it also turns out the she is one possess one of the seven swords that was made from the remains of Excalibur. That the old friends that have been reunited as enemies stand on opposing sides. It seems that half of the Excalibur swords have been stolen by the dark priests, that it is of no coincidence that these others are in town. It seems they came to this town to retrieve the swords, that all that these dogs of the church what is Rias agreement of non-involvement. Although it seems that Rias has no problem with that. However it seems that they have some distaste for Asia, because of her past association with the church. This leads to Issei defending her, which cause Issei to pick a fight with his old friend and her partner. Than at this moment Kiba shows agrees to help Issei but not out of friendship. It seems Kiba see that by helping Issei he gain the opportunity to destroy two of the seven swords of Excalibur. The question that is floating around in the background while all this is happening is where is the Vanishing dragon and who possess it, the currently the most likely candidate would be Shido Irina who is Issei old friend. However it's going to be awhile before that element comes into play.

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Shingeki no Kyojin - ep14


Now that the second season has began, things will begin to change dramatically. The previous season was about setting the foundation for the series by introducing the key characters as well as the development and growth of Eren as he transitioned from a young boy with thoughts of revenge to the revelation that he isn't quite human. That the first order of the day is determining the fate of Eren, although it appeared that it's not going to end with I want to join you so let me fight at the front-lines. It seems that there is a lot of internal power struggle over what to do with him. That some people see using Eren as comparable to sleeping with the enemy, that they want to keep their ranks pure and not have themselves being indebted to the enemy. While the Recon Corps see it differently that they realize that they are all going to die it is only a question of when not if, that is why they are willing to use anything and everything if it means the survival of humanity.


This is the Reality that Eren is faced with, to either be executed through dissection by the cowards of the Military Police or join the Recon Corps to fight the Titans on the front-lines with the rest of the Recon Corps. That really his only hope resides with the Recon Corps but the problem is that it isn't his choice to make. There are even more problems when the fact of his reliability comes into question, when the fact was that during the operation to seal the gate he went berserk for a period of time before doing his job. Then when Mikasa tries to defend him by saying that he protect her two times before, this leads to the cowards that want to dissect began to start accusing Mikasa of being a Titan as well. This brings to light the past where they killed Mikasa's kidnappers in self-defense, that in realizing the direction things are going Eren decides that he has to do something to prevent Mikasa from being drag into his problem through her association with him. This leads Eren to suggest that it will only be a matter of time until his own accusation fall on him and he will find himself being dissected. This leads to Levi beating Eren to bring the mud slinging to a stop. That with peace resorted Erwin Smith the head of the thirteenth battalion suggest that Eren does a dry run with Levi to test his reliability. That for Eren this will be do or die, that if he goes out of control the Military police will get his corpse but if he succeeds then the Recon Corps get their weapon.